Package



Dec. 2, 1941 w. G. FREEL 2,265,069

PACKAGE Filed July 5, 1940 FIGURE 1.

FIGURE 3 INVENTOR WILLIAM Gr- PERI 6,. W

ATTOR NEY 5 FiGURE 5 Patented Dec. 2, 1941 PACKAGE William Glidden Freel, London, Ontario, Canada, assignor, by mesne assignments, to Canadian Nasal Spray Company Limited, Toronto, On-

tario, Canada Application July 5, 1940, Serial No. 344,159

2 Claims.

My invention relates to packages of the combined stock and display type. In more specific terms it pertains to a means of securing an article for display in a carton. In packages of this type articles displayed are usually set in openings in a false bottom, the openings conforming more or less with the contour of the articles whereby they are retained by friction. It so happens, however, that such articles which are of spherical or nearly spherical shape and of greater dimensions than the average of the articles in the package are not adapted to be held by the common false bottom due to the fact that articles of this shape do not present any surface perpendicular to the adjacent opening in the bottom.

In ordinary practice such articles are usually held by means of wires or cords passing around the articles and having ends tied together under the bottom. This is found unsatisfactory for obvious reasons among which are the time required and difliculty in fastening the same, the impossibility of removing the goods for examination, and difliculty in removing the goods with consequent damage to the goods as well as to the package.

The above drawbacks are obviated by the new means of fastening which I have conceived and which consist of a flat band, preferably of similar material as that of the carton, adapted to partly encircle the article or part of the article to be held, and having ends so formed that they will engage underneath the edge around the adjacent opening in the bottom. The band may be removed without damage to the goods nor to the carton and may be replaced if desired without difiiculty. It is quickly applied, economical to produce and will not mar the goods thereby held.

The objects of my invention are therefore:

To provide a means of fastening goods in a display which is quickly applied and without the aid of any tool;

To provide a means of fastening goods in a display which does not mar the goods and which allows their removal without damage to the package;

To provide a means of fastening goods in a display which is generally practical and economical.

Other objects as well as advantages of the invention will become apparent by perusal of the following description of one application thereof shown in the drawing appended thereto and in which:

Figure 1 is a plan view of a carton, cover removed, showing a medical atomizer and a supply component displayed therein;

Figure 2 is a plan View of the false bottom carton blank;

Figure 3 is a plan view of the holding band in accordance with my invention;

Figure 4 is a sectional View of the atomizer compressible tube and portion of the carton taken on line 44 of Figure 1 showing the band in position, and

Figure 5 is an underside view of that portion of the false bottom adjacent the compressible tube location showing the band in position.

Similar reference numerals denote identical parts or portions thereof in all the figures.

In the present instance it will be seen that the supply component in the form of a stoppered bottle Ill is easily held in place by being inserted in opening ll stamped out of false bottom l2. It is also evident that the adapter cap [3 of the atomizer component may be easily held to the false bottom by inserting the same in opening I4 and inserting tongue 15 therein. However, while there is an opening I 6 to allow compressible tube ll of the atomizer component to sink down to an extent equal to the space between the false bottom and the normal bottom l8 of the carton it cannot hold itself against upward movement. One reason in this particular case is due to the fact that the false bottom is spaced from the main bottom by means of its integral downward walls l9 which have a height suitable to reach at least halfway along the sides of the bottle but only to a point below the axis of tube l1.

By holding the tube downwardly in opening IE it will become fixed against vertical as well as side motion. This is accomplished by means of a retainer 20 of strap-like form and of substantially I-shaped contour. The retainer 20 includes an intermediate part of the desired width and length and a pair of end parts 2| of like form of greater width than and extended laterally in opposite directions with respect to the ends of the aforesaid intermediate part. The end parts are of segmental shape and oppositely disposed. The end parts 2| constitute bendable holders and are oppositely disposed. Each end part includes a continuous outer edge 22 of arcuate form and a pair of spaced straight aligned inner edge portions 23 disposed in lateral relation with respect to the side edges of the intermediate part of the retainer 20. The length of the retainer is such that when tightly surrounding the tube and its ends allowed to extend in the opening thereunder, the straight inner edge portions 23 of ends 2| will be Just below the lower face of the false bottom. Owing to the fact that opening I6 is of curved contour and that the ends 2| of the band are flat, straight edge portions 23 will lie under the false bottom surface as shown in Figure 5 as at A.

In the application, the retainer is bent U shape so as to straddle the article to be held and the ends areiforcedtangentiallyithroughand along the opposite edges of the opening thereunder. In so doing, the resiliency of the band material will allow the end parts 2| to curve-in agreement with the curve of the opening and also allow the same to straighten out as soon as edge portions 23 reach below the surfacerof theliaisebottom locking the band thereunder. rounded edge 22 of each of the-end parts-2| permits easy insertion in the opening. If desired the locking effect may abeienheinced f-by bending the outer portion of end parts 2| .(as shown at B Figure 5) so as to cause'-'themto reach further under wthe t-faisesbottom. When the article is fastened to the false -bottom. before the latter placed in the carton, thisbending may be effected after.theinsertionuofwtheband. Alternately when the artioleto be held is :mountedmafter the false bottom is already in ;place .thecbending of portions-v23 is done ..beforehand by creasing along a line shown in adots at.- 24.

5 Width of the opening thereby withdrawing the ends of the band from underneath the bottom I claim:

L' In combination withtadi'splayl carton having afa'lse bottom therein and article locating 10 opening in said bottom, means for holding said article in relation with said opening comprising a retainer of strap-like form and of flexible material adapted to straddle said article, said rel-tain'er' =having an intermediate part and a pair of oppositely disposed end parts extending laterallyinsopposite"directions with respect to the ends ofthe sides of said intermediate part, said end g partsrhawng inner edge portions adapted to underlie the edge of said opening when said end'parts are passed through said opening.

,2. The invention-as set forth by :claim 1, having said-lend; parts each in theform ofzazsegment Ofla;ci1'016p1'0Vided 'With a:.contin'uous outer edge of :arouate :contour and spaced inner endwise aligned-oppositely extending straight inner edge ,portions a disposed in Jateral relation 'with respect :to-vsaidintermediate ,ipart.

WILLIAM 1G. FREEL. 

